Co-op Leader to Congress: Environmental Review Process Must Be Streamlined


Co-op Leader to Congress: Environmental Review Process Must Be Streamlined


The federal environmental review process takes too long, costs too much and makes it more difficult for electric cooperatives to provide reliable, affordable power to their members, a Dairyland Power Cooperative leader told a House committee Tuesday.

“Electric cooperatives like Dairyland play a leading role in the ongoing transformation of the electric sector and often need to obtain permits or other authorizations from federal agencies to construct and maintain electric generation, transmission and distribution infrastructure,” John Carr, vice president of strategic growth at the Wisconsin-based generation and transmission co-op, told members of the House Natural Resources Committee....
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Ken Notes: I am amazed how difficult it is to shut down a coal plant.

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